To officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

To officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States, and for other purposes.

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4078 and H.R. 6082. H.R. 4078 is accorded 2 hours of general debate and H.R. 6082 is accorded 1 hour of general debate. For H.R. 4078, specified amendments printed in Part B of the report are in order and for H.R. 6082, specified amendments printed in Part C are in order. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions for each bill.

7/24/2012

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 738 and Rule XVIII.

7/24/2012

The Speaker designated the Honorable Robert J. Dold to act as Chairman of the Committee.

7/24/2012

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 6082.

7/24/2012

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 738, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt (NJ) amendment No. 2.

7/24/2012

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (WA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

7/24/2012

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 738, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Richardson amendment No. 3.

7/24/2012

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 738, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No. 4.

7/24/2012

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

7/24/2012

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 738, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No. 5.

7/24/2012

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

7/24/2012

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 738, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment No. 6.

7/24/2012

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holt amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Holt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

7/24/2012

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 738, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment No. 7.

7/24/2012

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment No. 7, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (FL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

7/24/2012

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 738, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment No. 8.

7/24/2012

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (FL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

7/24/2012

Mr. Hastings (WA) moved that the Committee rise.

7/24/2012

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

7/24/2012

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6082 as unfinished business.

On agreeing to the Richardson amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.

7/24/2012

Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Markey.

7/24/2012

Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Markey.

7/24/2012

Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Holt.

7/24/2012

Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Hastings (FL).

7/24/2012

Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Hastings (FL).

7/25/2012

Considered as unfinished business.

7/25/2012

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

7/25/2012

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

7/25/2012

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 6082.

7/25/2012

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

7/25/2012

Ms. Slaughter moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources.

7/25/2012

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slaughter motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment prohibiting the issuance of leases for drilling to any person that is in violation of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, or the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003.

7/25/2012

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

7/25/2012

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

7/25/2012

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Amendment sought to strike section 6 which requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a single multi-sale environmental impact statement for all of the new areas opened for drilling by the bill.

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Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 8 to H R 6082

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